Chapter 5

I woke up from the sound of someone whispering my name. I felt a soft hand in my hair. And it didn't take me a moment to guess whose hands those were. My eyes slowly opened, expecting to see a hospital, like always. But I was in my room, and on my bed. My mother was smoothing my hair. I fully opened my eyes and sat up, when I found out that I wasn't supposed to be here. I wasn't suppose to do that again. But that was a wrong move, because suddenly my head became heavy, and I had to fall back on the pillow. I rubbed my hand against my forehead, and my eyes were snapped shut.

I heard Mom whispering my name, and telling me to calm down. It took me a full five minutes to open my eyes again. The headache was still there, but its intensity lessened. This time I slowly opened my eyes, and gazed around my room. Mom was still beside me. I took a deep breath, but she was the one who spoke, "Danny! Sweetie! How do you feel?" she asked softly. And I comprehended whether I should tell her the truth, or lie.

And since I knew that the truth was always painful for them, so I lied instead, "I'm fine!" I croaked, as I sat up on the bed and she backed away from me, "I guess I just hit my head hard" lie.

It was always like that, I lied. My life was filled with lies. So many lies that they burdened my very existence. I had lied to my family about the accident that happened in the lab, that made my emotions intact with the energy that flowed through my body. I lied to myself that everything would be okay. And I lied to my parents about my...condition. I sighed inwardly, they only knew part truth about all this.

I glanced back at her, and she looked unsatisfied. I just wanted my body to gain enough strength so that could be saved from further statements, so that I could be saved from the burdens that fell on me. I looked at my side table, and saw a glass of water. That was when I found out that my lips were parched. I hurriedly picked up the glass, and drank the water whole. Mom noticed my every movements, since she could pin point no answers through my body language, she asked me the question that I dreaded, "Are you seeing things again, Danny" she asked softly. I shook my head, and lowered it.

I got out of bed, and sprinted for the door, but kissed my mother's cheek lightly, so that she wouldn't worry about me further. I sprinted out of the house, I needed air, and possibly some sanity. Which I was lacking with every passing day. It became harder and harder every time.

I ran to the Nasty Burger. The place where Me, Tucker and Sam hung out. I walked in, and was surprised to see Sam. I know that I shouldn't have been surprised, she came here a lot, even though she complained the food system, but that booth, one which she was sitting on, meant a lot to her. I had asked her why that was, but she always smiled and shrugged.

I smiled softly, she looked really pretty with that confused look on her face. When I came closer to her, I found out that she had one of the English textbooks. She was studying, but she had just angry blotches on her notebook. I walked up to her, and she was still consumed in that book, just then she threw the pen angrily on the table and smashed her knuckles on the book. She then placed her head on the table. I sat down beside her, she mumbled something incoherent.

But when I cleared my throat, she arched her back and sat up. She looked at me with startled and wide amethyst orbs. Maybe she was expecting someone else. She breathed a sigh of relief, "Geez Danny, you scared me half to death!" she leaned in and punched me lightly on the shoulder. I gave her a sheepish grin. That made her smile as well. I don't know why, but she always smiled at me when I smiled at her.

I snapped out of the daze, and placed my elbows on the table, and gazed at the book, "What are you doing?" I asked. She started glaring at the book and muttered, "Studying!" I laughed. She was having trouble in doing that. She groaned, "I'm having real trouble with the assignment Lancer gave us! I mean, c'mon, Lord of the Flies. What is this shit!" she shouted, and people started looking at us. But it wasn't a glare or anything, it was sympathetic glances, since every student here was a victim of Mr. Lancer's assignments.

I tried to calm her down a bit, "It isn't that bad. It's an interesting book, Look, it was in the midst of a war time evacuation, a British plane crashed on an isolated island..." I trailed, and she leaned in to look at me clearly, I think that was what she was doing, "It's really good once you get the hang of it!" She laughed softly, and prompted me to keep going on. The rest of my night was spent helping Sam study for English.

It was settled, she had told me herself, she wanted me to tutor her in these small assignments, and she even assigned me as Tucker's personal tutor. Apparently, Tucker had lived with an 'F' since his first year. He was close to being expelled, but false hope made him keep going. And that false hope, was me. And I was more than thrilled to know that I was the cause of his success.

"I think he has a pretty good chance this time!" Sam had told me. And I believed every word.

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It was an amazing experience with Tucker and Sam. Both were very nice people. They were unfazed by anything the world thought about them, and that surprised me. It was Friday, meaning; no school till Monday, which meant that it was the time when kids my age would go out on parties. Well normal kids did that, in Tucker and Sam's case, that was just that. Since their parents were gone, and they had the house to themselves, that meant total disaster.

When both invited me to the party, I thought that it would have been some formal get together. However, I was not expecting a full-out club atmosphere inside. Everyone was drinking, and making out. I just sat on one of the couches, waiting for someone to notice me. They did, they all did. Meaning; all Tucker and Sam's friends. They came and cheered for me, one girl in particular showed great interest. Her name was Star Henry. She was an average kind of girl with blonde hair and blue eyes. She was pretty, but nothing compared to Sam.

She was drunk, all of them were. She leaned in, "So, Fancy meeting you here. Where have you been all my life!" she said in a sultry tone. She was slurring at every word. Just then the door bell rang, and I was shocked to see the person who came in, it was Valerie Grey. She looked unsure of herself, but after everybody cheered for her she calmed down a bit. I was surprised, that a girl like her would be coming to a geeky party. But the way everyone was acting, it looked like this was a normal routine.

It was Tucker who lead her out of the crowd. He had this dreamy look on her face. I had to ask, "What is Valerie Grey doing here. Isn't she too popular for a party like this?" it was weird.

Star was about to answer my question, because she had opened her mouth to speak, but Sam popped up from behind us with an enthusiastic smile, "Yup! But at times like these, she's one of us." She balanced her hands on the splinter of the couch, and jumped in between me and Star. I smiled at her, the darkened red lights of the room made her look so beautiful. At time like these, it was hard for me to keep my feelings for her a secret.

I liked her, a lot. But she was already taken. By Gregor Sanders, a Hungarian exchange student. He was her type, and if she was happy with him, then so be it.

I was in my world just when my stomach growled. I hadn't eaten anything before coming here. Even if I had, then still, my stomach would be rumbling. It was 11:00 p.m. Just then Nathan came up with a plate in his hands. The plate had brownies on it. They looked tasty. I looked back at him so I could thank him for this, but he was trying to hold his laughter. And suddenly, the whole room went quiet as I took a bite of the brownie.

After that, my vision had become hazy. I had eaten the whole plate of brownies. And now I felt funny. Sam was scolding Nathan for something, but I couldn't make out the words. I just slurred around the room for a good ten minutes. Finally I found out that I needed to go to the bathroom. There must be a bathroom on the roof. So I climbed the stairs. Everyone was looking at me and laughing, I just flashed them a toothy grin.

I thought that I might have reached the door to cloud nine, I really needed to pee, and what better place than the clouds, it would be all cool and stuff. I was weirded at my thoughts as well. I opened the door, and the sight made me want to hurl. Tucker was lying on top of Valerie, and both were breathing heavily. Suddenly I hiccuped, Tucker looked at me and then gasped. I quickly closed the door and wobbled around, "Wrong Door!" I mumbled.

I heard someone walk up to me. Then a hand caught me by the shoulder, it was Tucker. He looked scared, I looked confused. He was wearing a night-gown. Huh! it was night-time, I wanted to sleep. Where was my bed set up. I looked around in search of my bed, but Tucker shook me. I turned to look at him with wide eyes. He sighed, and looked like he was at a loss of words, "Listen Danny!" he mumbled and he sighed again, "I want you to promise me that you won't tell anyone what you saw, okay?" I wrinkled my nose.

He shook his head as I asked him why? I didn't even know what he was promising me about.

He looked at his feet, "I'll tell you all about this later, Okay Buddy?" I was his buddy. Yay., "Just promise me you won't tell anyone?" he pleaded. I winked at him, then held out my pinky at him, "Pinky Promise!" I squeaked. He laughed a little, then pulled out his pinky and we shared a secret. He patted me on the back and went back to the room. I went back down. I was thirsty now, I walked in the kitchen.

I met Sam halfway, she looked me over worriedly, then placed her hand on my forehead, and mumbled something. She bit her lip as she asked, "Danny, are you, Okay?" softly, as if those words were for me. I shrugged, "I just really want a milkshake!" I was really craving for a strawberry milkshake. She laughed softly and went to open the fridge. I sat down on the kitchen counter, as she made my milkshake.

I was trying to balance a spoon on my nose. But the damn thing just wouldn't stick.

Sam breathed out, "Your Drunk!" As if I didn't know!

Wait! I was drunk. That caught me off guard, and words started rolling of my tongue, "I was never high. I had a friend named Tony, his dad was always drunk. And he hated it!" she handed me the smoothie, and leaned against the counter, "Then why isn't Tony here?" she asked softly. I thought for a second, then waved my hand at her, "He killed himself last month!" I sipped my smoothie. It tasted great. I looked at Sam, her eyes were wide, and her lips were parted. Her breath hitched. I shrugged and went back in the living room, Sam stood there still.

I sat down on the soft rug. Everyone suddenly became more interested in me than each others tonsils. I licked my lips and drank silently. Nathan asked, "How baked are you?" he was smirking. I looked up at him, "Like a cake!" Everyone in the room laughed, "You know, you should cut that Afro look, Nathan!" He gave me a look and everyone laughed. Just then Tucker came in the living room and saw that everyone was looking at me, and passed a weirded look at Sam. Sam came up behind him and whispered something in Tucker's ear, I couldn't hear it. After that Tucker gasped and Sam nodded.

Just then Tucker pulled out a drink from the fridge and came upfront. I just wanted to finish my milkshake. Tucker clanked his glass with a spoon, "Attention everybody!" Everyone turned to look at him. The muffling sound from the background stopped.

Tucker called out to everyone, "Here's a toast to our new friend, Danny!" he held his glass up and everyone cheered, "To Danny!" I looked at Tucker confusedly, "Whats this all about?" He laughed lightly and looked at me, "You see things, and you understand" he then bellowed happily, "You're a wallflower!" I blushed as everyone gave me a smile, "I didn't think that anybody noticed me!" but they all did, and I have never been this happy in my life.

Everyone raised their drinks in the air and I shrugged and raised my milkshake as well.

Okay, so I know that I haven't updated this since forever. Okay so people here you go. I just want to say that I am making Star the buddha girl. I know that I mentioned Star in my second chapter, but if you look now, you will see that I changed the name from Starlet Henry to Violet Stephen. Violet is my OC, well my sisters. Don't anybody copy that name, its my sisters. And she doesn't even know that I copied her character's name. She'll kill me when she'll find out, but too late for her.

So give me some love in this story.

Love,

Red